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Information Papers

Approaching Full Capacity in the ED (2006)

Boarding Critically Ill Patients in the Emergency Department (2020)

ED Operations Management (2004)

Optimizing ED Front End Operations (2010)

Public Health Impact of ED Crowding and Boarding of Inpatients (2009)

Publishing Wait Times for ED Care (2012)

The Impact of Psychiatric Boarders on the Emergency Department

Policy Statements - Boarding

Boarding Admitted and Intensive Care Patients in ED

Boarding of Pediatric Patients in the ED

Definition of Boarded Patient

Health Care System Surge Capacity

Writing Admission and Transition Orders

Policy Statements - Diversion

Crowding

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